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Re: Last horror movie you watched?

Root's in True Blood? I've only seen the first couple episodes of that. But I like Root a lot, very funny character actor who can play mean when he needs to. He's done a couple Coen Bros flicks and crap load of other stuff. He also has a recurring role on the show Justified as a judge who wears a pistol (and a thong!) under his robe.

Re: Last horror movie you watched?

God, I forgot about Fire in the Sky, that had been a long favorite of mine. Need to see if you can still buy it. Thanks for posting!

Vasquez wrote:

Yesterday I watched

1. The Devils Command (1941) - A decent science fiction/horror by Russian director starring the great Bori Karloff who elevates the film to a higher standard than it would perhaps achieve without his involvement. 7/10.

2. Fire In The Sky (1993) - The Better of the two films. Incorporates some genuinely disturbing abduction 'experiment' scenes with a engaging human drama element that is supported by strong and convincing performances by all its main cast, particularly by Robert Patrick. 9/10.

Re: Last horror movie you watched?

Classic in my opinion....ever see Burnt Offerings? Kind of the same "feel"......

Chomper wrote:

The Sentinel (1977)

I enjoyed it quite a lot. Made me feel uncomfortable, in a similar sort of way to Rosemary's Baby. Nice atmosphere, the story was good, and it had some really, really weird scenes. I had heard of one infamous scene, and yeah, it was creepy. My main gripe (don't I always have one?) was the score. It wasn't totally unfitting, and at times it felt right, but mostly it was weird and out of place. Like it made it feel 20 years older than what it was. That out of the way, I was impressed.

Re: Last horror movie you watched?

I think The Sentinel is the superior of the two but Burnt Offering still has a lot to like, particularly the performances, and especially Karen Black. She's like a female Andy Robinson; even when they play straight characters, they still come off as a little cracked.

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Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies

Bar the actor who played Lincoln who played his part well, it seems that the pacing and other actors were infected by zombies. It felt like the film was just coasting by, even the action scenes had no life. 7/10 for the actor who played Lincoln, 3/10 for the film itself.

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Chomp -- yeah, Exorcist II: The Heretic is pretty much a waste of time. Exorcist III, though, is worth the look. George C. Scott's great in it and there's one scare that's guaranteed to make you jump right up out of your seat. You'll know it when you see it.

Re: Last horror movie you watched?

Damn I have seen so many since I last posted on here...which was I am not sure when...but the last I watched was:

Would You Rather - 8/10

I really liked this one! The acting is fine all around (for the most part) and it was wonderfully tense with a few unexpected (but not shocking) moments. I saw the ending coming closer to it's reveal, so the impact was lessened, but it is a pretty good one. I'd say this plays almost like pitch black comedy with horror elements. And I actually think that not showing all the blood that could have been shown helped the movie. I love me some blood and gore obviously, but it helped keep the movie from goign too over the top with an already pretty over the top premise that was unexpectedly played pretty straight. Great movie! I'd recommend it to those who like the one-room style films and movies about morbid games, it is definitely one of the better ones.

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^ Agreed. Was a good watch.

Vault of Horror (1973)

Had some good variety and I guess the few effects that they used have aged relatively well. But despite the variety, the tales were a little stale. It opened well and closed well, with the weaker stories in between. Though the vampire one didn't have enough of a kick to it.

The ending was interesting, but they could have been more subtle about it and as a result it felt empty.

My two concerns:The beard wasn't for Tom Baker!Why do older movies have terribly colored blood? It looked awful. Were they incapable of making it looking darker... or not allowed to?

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@Punk- I have to disagree with you. While the first movie didn't hold 100% true to the film, the 2nd film kind of went off the rails both of the 1st movie and the game series. And the spider monster? Ugh.

@Vas- I would have loved to be at an original showing of the Tingler! Castle was some kind of lunatic PR guy; I love it! Probably why I liked Popcorn so much.

Re: Last horror movie you watched?

^ Yeah, I couldn't have been more disappointed with Silent Hill Revelations...what a mess. The first one had a nice creepy atmosphere that could not be denied. Everything was fresh and new, and the darkness ripping the flesh from the woman on the steps of the church, its tough to top that! Not to mention the revenge that follows in the finale. The new one just seems like reahashed atmosphere and the whole carnivale bit seemed over the top, and forced just to try and create something different. The story was forced and weak, characters are blatently thrown in as monster fodder and the only new beasts we get are lame looking glossy cgi garbage.

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Just finished DL'ing Silent Hill Revelations a little bit ago. Gonna watch it this weekend and will post my thoughts. I read reviews which say it's not all that good but dammit, it's Radha Freakin' Mitchell! I HAVE to watch it!